The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-08-27

! oCOs E ANOAl Ot a AAlaA 1iOSC COA H Aou just been 'shucked." The music was made by a negro fiddler, who, we dis covered when the room got warm, had forgot to provide himself with altar of roses, and prodigy of har- mony who beat a dish-pan with a couple of cobs.
 Our party had been invited to att tend the annual dinner of the West hotel, that grand palace which, more than all other features, is an ornament to Minneapolis, but as the invitations to the german ha6 been previously is- sued, we were compelled to forego that pleasure.
 "Are all those ladies the daughters of the southern brigadiers?"
 This remark was addressed to a prominent railroad official by a soci- ety man of St. Paul.
 "Some of them are, believe. The Misses Duke, whom you see standing over there, are the daughters of Gen. eral Basil Duke, who won distinction as brave, able and dashing cavalry officer. Miss Tommie Duke, the younger, gives decided promise of be- coming a writer of prominence. was shown this morning an article which she wrote for the Louisville Cou7er-Joundl. was surprised that young lady whose family and whose personal graces give her such a prominent place in society could find the time to learn the slow endeavor- ing art of forceful composition, but she has 80 nearly mastered it that she writes with the directness of trained newspaper mau. The elder sister, Miss Currie, is-and I have studied her closely-a most perfect type of animated nature. The great master of life has placed divine stamp upon her face. Music alone can offer her nature means of true expression. Her manner is so cordial, her mind is so strong and pure with rich cultiva- tion that, among people who turn to the refnements of life she will always live in an atmosphere of highest ad- miration."
 "Who is that tall, beautiful bru- nette?"
 "That is Miss Hart, of Kentucky"
 ''l have read of her. She is regard ed as one of the handsomest women in America"
 "Yes, and her mind is as beautiful as her face. The adulation of society has not turned her mind away from books. You know that men are not permitted to carry their umbrellas into art galleries. If they do carry them, the most beautiful paintings are defaced by an admiring but an ungen- tie touch of the ferule. Upon Miss Hart-a beautiful picture, surely there Is no mark of the umbrella of flattery."
 "Who is that woman with the ma- donna face?"
 "Mrs. Dahlgren, of Nashville. She is a charming woman, gentle and deeply religious?"
 And that very young lady with a bright face who stands near herr"
 "Her sister, Miss Mary Demoville. She isa character, witty and so original, that one never tires of hearing her talk. That tall, graceful blonde is | Miss Carita More, of Nashville. She was educated in France, and has such foreign air that she can scarcely be called an American girl; but her cos mopolitan manners are strikingly agreeable, and her cultivation, though she does not attempt to display it, is of high order. That lady near her is Mrs. Moores, one of the society leaders of Memphis. She is Miss More's chaperone. There comes Miss Fannie McAlister and Miss Mamie Jackson. None of those ladies have made more friends than Miss McAlis- ter. She is bright conversational ist, and her face, which holds such modest repose, grows radiant when she talks. Miss Jackson is daughter of one of the wealthiest and most prominent men of Tennessee. She is the fortunate heiress of many advan- tages, but has permitted nothing to interfere with the improvement of her mind. Her humorous and wise say ings are repeated by nearly every one who knows her. There comes another one of the party, Mrs. Ballard, of Lexington, Ky. She is highly con- nected, and was amused at her this morning at reply she made to some one who had asked a question concern ing the families to which she is re- lated: 'Oh, don't ask me whom am kin to- she replied. I am kin to so many people and have been kin to them so long that am growing tired of if I think onr worth denends upon our own efforts rather than upon the accomplishments of our rel atives. That lady, the one approach ing, is Miss Mamie Cheatham, of Nashville. Her unassuming manners and her strength of mind are re- l marked by eYerYone,